You may also have the option to restrict access by MAC address; basically all network cards have a unique MAC address and setting up your router to only allow access to the addresses of the computers on your network is a good additional security feature.
-----Original Message----- From: Tangorre, Michael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 15 November 2004 13:24 To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Wireless Networks > From: Paul Ihrig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > i have a wireless set up at home for my wife mac. > i havnt secured it and am not really sure how to do it. > it is a d-link some thing or other. > has a little web interface that i have a password on... > what are the basics i need to do? > also > how would you make a priter sharable on a network? Go into the admin for the router (192.168.1.1 is the default on my linksys) and turn WEP Encryption on. Set a passphrase which will generate some keys. Turn SSID broadcast off. Go to your PCs that access the network via wireless and use the passphrase you used in the router. That's about it.. Takes about 2 minutes to turn on and setup. Not exactly sure how you configure the Mac... As I have never used a Mac aside from the internet caf� in college. To make a printer sharable (in windows anyway) right click on the printer, sharing... Share this printer... Ok, ok, ok, close. Shared... Or something close to that. Mike ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:135866 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
